Corn mixer and silk remover



May 29, 1923.

J. J. PEAHoTzKl CORN MIXER AND SILK REMOYER futon: 14e-1f' Patented May 29, 1923.

w nurses'- vJOHN J. rnenorzxrgorBALTIMORE, MARYLAND.

' -application:Qied'septemiep Tovailzwhome'tmay concern; .y

lowing '.to Ibe a full, :cle-ar, and exact edescrip- -tionfof Avthe inventiomsuch as will j,enable others skilled infthe i'artito `which lit ,pertains toima'keandfuseithesame. 1

illy invention -relatesyto corn-1i1ixers and ysilk removers.

' @In preparing ,corn 4:for:` canning, it v.is cut Yfrom colis, vchopped .or ggratedand .-inixed with a i' syrup, generally consisting of f sugar,

- salt` and-water and although, lbefore -mixing it with theI 'syrup, .care 4isf: taken to -fremove the 'silkfit is next to impossible, ,-.by hand, to remove iti all@ consequently sil-k-` remains inthe mixture.- l f I It istlie object /ofxmyinvention primarigly, Ito iprovide 'meansnwhih :willi absolutely inisure the removal .of all the silk from the mixture. Y s f 'It is/a lfui/therfobject,fsimultaneously with 'the-removal ofthesilk from the mixturepto 1 It is yja furthe/robjectitolbringathefsilk,

it -ifs withdrawn from fthe'niixture, within vits length f and g provided n Y with laterally @X-,

easy reach so that it can beread'ilyiremoved .by handjor otherwise.

lt is a still further object tonproilide means,foreffectively-Iaccomplishing the before mentionedl objects, whichis simple, inexpensive and durable in construction and which will remove all the silk and mix the corn and syrup thoroughly in the minimum length of time of labor.`

My invention consists in providing a series of arms adapted to be rotatably mounted and with the minimum degree within a receptacle, in which corn andsyrup passing through every portion thereof, there-v by thoroughly mixing said corn and syrup and simultaneously, by-means of their fingers removing .all the silk therefrom, thus pre-v paring the mixture for canning, without any silk therein. c D In the drawings illustrating my invention,

25, 1,922. seriaifno-l5aoe7e. i, A.

Figure. l` lis .alongitudinal ventioalsec- .tional view` of my' Acorn mixer .and silk .re- :m9Ve1`. l 1 y I, f l.

',:Eigure i.2.a transversey vertical sectional view thereof, and V FigureB'a side \view,ion anienlarge'dscale tothat of the other views, o foneof my/c'orn l mixing and silk reInIo-ving arms. i I y vReferring, iin detail, .tothe l,drawings in -ivhichilike,reference characters ldesignate .corresponding parts'fthroughout the Severali -.views, r1 designates the lreceptacle .into .which ..hOrn-andsyrup are placed, afterthecorn ,l v

.has-been chopped or ,grated andthe-,syrup .f added.- The `lower halfl 2y of .thisl receI/itacle .is .semicylindrieal .in --tranverse direction lffor' la ,purpose to ,be lhereinfafte'ri explained, and the receptacle is supportedonlegs 4 designates myeombinedcorn mixingand silk Y,removing arms,- hereinafter specifically .described-each ofpwhichis `secured to la [shaft '5 ,v .rotatably L. ournalled at?v` its ends fin y y `bearings 6j lsecured ,to thegreceptacle,

Ameans Iof clamps each f comprijsing'a `section integral with fanfarmfq whichitcarries, anda section l8,.saidsectionsfbeing secured y:means of fheaded :threaded bolts +9 passing @through ilaterally proj eeting ,ends l 10, ,of `lthe isectons andhavng nut-S ligtbereQn-x Eacharm54is curved ,in therdire'ctioniof l' tending curved tapering.overlappingifingers at which the shortest fingers are located. v

By reason ofthese arms 4 being secured to the shaft 5, when saidjsha'ft is rotated,

the fingers being of different lengths each finger describes a dierent circle in passing. 'l

through the contents of the receptacle, and ,by reason of the'lowe-r half ofthe receptacle being semi-circular, ina transverse direc-v tion, the fingers l2` on the outer vends of the arms move in close proximity tothe wall of the receptacle and asthey other fingers. 12,

are spaced only a short distance apart `:and

extend to theinner ends of the arms, said .arms and fingers thereon pass through every part of the contents ofthe receptacle and thoroughly mix saidcontents and also by reason of the fingers being curved and tapering their ends easily and readily pick up the corn silk as the arms and said fingers pass through the contents ofthe-receptacle and it is forced inwardly between said fingers as they 'pick up more corn silk.

The arms 4, in their rotary movement, after passing down through the contents of the receptacle rise therefrom above the level of said contents, whereupon `'the corn silk is removed from the fingers by hand or in any other convenient manner.

To. afford means for rotating the shaft to cause the arms and ingers'thereon yto enter the contents of the receptacle and thoroughly mix said contents and interrupt the rotary movement of said shaft when the arms are out of the contents of the receptacle so that the corn silk can be easily and readily removed from the fingers of said arms, a sprocket wheel 13 is rotatably mounted on the shaft 5 and adapted to be rotated ltherewith when'the teeth 14 provided on its outer face engage teeth 15 provided on the inner face of the sleeve 16, which sleeve is vslidably held Von the shaft 5 by a spline 17 on said shaft engaging a groove 18 in the sleeve and Said sprocket wheel acts as an idler and turnsV on the shaft 5 when its teeth 14 are out of engagement with the teeth 15 of the sleeve. Y

lThe sleeve 16 is rotatably mounted in a hand lever 19 the lower end of which is pivoted atQO to a bracket '21 secured on the re ceptacle, from which construction it will be seen thatv when the lever 19 is moved inwardly theV Sleeve 16 will also be moved inwardly and its teeth 15 will engage the teeth 14 ofthe sprocket wheel 13 causing the sprocket wheel to rotate the shaft 5 and the arms 4 thereon and when the lever 19 is moved outwardly the sleeve-16 will also be moved outwardly disengaging its teeth l5 from-the teeth 14 of the sprocket wheel 13 which will then be loose on the shaft 5 and Vcease to rotate said shaft. f

The sprocket wheel 13 is rotated by any convenientfor suitable means, notr shown,

but may consist of a chain running over the sprocket wheel 13and over a sprocketl wheel on the drive shaft of a steam engine or motor.

I do not wish to be understood as limiting y myself to the specific details of construction and arrangement as herein described and as illustrated in the drawings, as it is manifest that variations and modifications may be made in the features of construction and arrangement, in the adaptation of the device to the various conditions of use, without departing from the spirit and scope of my invention and improvements.

What I claim is 1. In a corn mixer and silk remover, a receptacle adapted to contain a mass of material to be mixed and arms rotatably mounted therein having fingers to enter and stir` ceptacle adapted to contain a mass of ma-terial to be mixed and arms rotatably mounted therein having fingers graduated in length to enter and stir the mixture and rise therefrom to thereby lift the silk from the mass.

4. In a corn mixer andsilk remover, a receptacle adapted to contain a mass of material to be mixedand arms rotatably m'ounted therein having curved fingers graduated in length to enter andwstir the mixture and rise therefrom to thereby lift the silk from the mass. l

In testimony signature. f y

J OI-IN .I PEAHOTZKI.

lwhereof have aiiixed my 

